General News
Amazon Moves Prime Day Into June From July
Amazon is moving up its annual Prime Day sale to June from July, according to sources, shifting the schedule for an event that’s become a big part of the e-commerce economy.
California Tanker Truck Route Replaces Idle Pipeline
Oil drillers in California have resorted to the costly alternative of trucking crude barrels 50 miles after the closure of a refinery and idling of a key pipeline cut off outlets for their products.
Daimler Truck Confidence in DTNA Sales Rebound Grows
Daimler Truck is now confident about a rebound in North American heavy-duty truck sales in 2026 after the first couple of months of the year unfolded and the volume of data points increased.
Port of Los Angeles Imports Rose 3% in February
Uncertainty is mounting across global supply chains due to President Donald Trump’s changing tariff policies and the conflict in the Middle East, port Executive Director Gene Seroka said.
PlusAI Adds Night Driving for Latest SuperDrive Iteration
Overnight freight deliveries could more than double the utilization of a truck, PlusAI said. The company expects to introduce night driving on customer routes in the coming weeks.
ATA Shines Spotlight on Staged Truck Accidents
Triple G Express President Randy Guillot is featured in the latest episode of the "Driven" documentary series for his efforts to fight back when criminals targeted his drivers.
ATD Chairman Holmes Says Teamwork Is Key to FET Repeal
The federal excise tax landed on the statute books in 1917 and remains there, crimping sales of new trucks and inhibiting the industry’s ongoing push toward greater environmental progress.
US to Waive Jones Act in Bid to Tame Spiraling Fuel Prices
The century-old maritime law that requires American ships be used to transport goods between U.S. ports would get a 30-day exemption.
February Class 8 Orders Surge 156% From Prior Year
North American Class 8 truck orders jumped year over year in February, climbing more than 150%, with ACT Research preliminary data showing orders rose 156% to 46,200 units.
Drivers Consider Going Electric as War Boosts Gas Prices
Experts say prolonged high gas prices may drive some EV interest and sales, especially if drivers assume their electricity prices won't be affected by the crises.
US Eyes Hormuz Escorts by April as Trump Downplays Oil Spike
“The United States is the largest oil producer in the world, by far, so when oil prices go up, we make a lot of money,” Trump posted on social media.
US Trade Gap Narrowed in January by More Than Projected
The gap in goods and services trade shrank more than 25% from the prior month to $54.5 billion, Commerce Department data showed March 12.
Oil Prices Jump Another 5%
Iran has escalated its attacks aimed at generating enough global economic pain to pressure the U.S. and Israel to end the war, targeting oil fields and refineries in a handful of Gulf Arab nations.
Mideast Shipping Crisis Widens With More Tankers Hit in Gulf
Prices of fuels like diesel and jet fuel are surging as refineries in the region reduce production or shut completely, while fuel makers elsewhere balk at high crude prices.
Johnson Predicts Gas Prices Will Ease as Iran War Stabilizes
House Speaker Mike Johnson sought to calm concerns about rising fuel costs, saying the recent jump in prices will recede as the conflict with Iran stabilizes.
Iran Supply Chain Disruptions Threaten US Trucking
The Iran conflict has caused major disruptions to global supply chains that experts warn could ripple down to domestic trucking.
Trump Says He Will Tap Reserve to Ease Oil Cost Spike
President Donald Trump indicated he would tap the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve to help ease oil prices that have soared amid the war with Iran.
Investor Starboard Sees CarMax Upside as Barr Takes Helm
Starboard Value has amassed a stake of about $350 million in CarMax and sees an opportunity to accelerate the used car retailer’s turnaround under incoming CEO Keith Barr.
Trump Backs Calif. Offshore Oil Plan Amid Fuel Price Spike
President Trump is preparing to invoke Cold War-era powers to pave the way for renewed oil production off the Southern California coast, a long-shot bid to help ease the global crude crunch.
LTL Segment Health Improving as Q1 Progresses
Sentiment among senior executives in the LTL space is positive in outlook, and underlying manufacturing data is supportive even as conditions remain challenging.